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You knew it was coming, but now it's official. The IKS Marvel has launched from Dansville, Michigan on an epic mission into the great unknown.
A local news crew was there for the lift-off, and they put together a nice story about it with some great footage too.
Here are some highlights straight from the inaugural crew:
"Knowing that I'm a gigantic role in the spaceship simulator really helps me calm down," said Jillian Fishback, a sixth grade student. "I'm a huge control freak so knowing that I'm a huge role just kind of helps me say, 'Okay, I'm really important to this. Everybody's important. Everybody has their own important job."
"It's good because no one could run that by themselves. Everybody else has to do their job," said Carter Tkaczyk, a sixth grade student.
"A lot of it is talking to that other person, finding out what they did and then adjusting. Adaptability is a big part of that," said Fishback.
Major congratulations to Angela St.Amant and the team at Dansville Elementary School for putting together such a great simulator!
The Article on the Launch of the IKS Marvel from the Local TV Station WILX
By Julie Williams |
Posted: Fri 4:42 AM, May 17, 2019 |
Updated: Fri 9:20 AM, May 17, 2019
DANSVILLE, MI. (WILX) -
In this edition of Schools Rule, WILX News 10 is talking about a new program at Dansville Area schools that lets students dive in to their lesson plans with a unique twist.
When you hear the word 'simulator, you might think of something like a video game. Dansville schools are putting a twist on gaming and they're using it to explore the 'STEAM' curriculum.
"Everybody has just seen the value in it and when you watch the kids and how excited they are, learning things they may not have found as interesting before just has been really great," said Angela St. Amant, the STEAM teacher at Dansville.
They call it 'AGGIE STEAM.' It's the new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math curriculum at Dansville Middle School.
"The kids really have to work together and collaborate and communicate," said St. Amant. "All of those really important 21st century skills that we can't just teach them, like creativity, collaboration, communication."
So what makes the Aggie STEAM program so unique? The school has actually converted a classroom in to a spaceship simulator. SO WHAT
"I think it's a really big opportunity," said St. Amant.
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| What is a simulator without the darkroom turning door. They are another unifying theme of all Voyager Inspired Simulators. |
Here's how it works: depending on the lesson plan, students
could be learning about space or even the human body. When they're ready,
they'll step in to the simulator to complete a mission as a class.Those
missions could be navigating an asteroid field or curing the flu. The missions
have to be completed collaboratively.
"They each have unique individual jobs. There engineers,
there's doctors, there is a captain, an officer, a navigator, a pilot,"
explained St. Amant. "They all have different jobs that they have to be
able to do to complete our mission."
"Knowing that I'm a
gigantic role in the spaceship simulator really helps me calm down," said
Jillian Fishback, a sixth grade student. "I'm a huge control freak so
knowing that I'm a huge role just kind of helps me say, 'Okay, I'm really
important to this. Everybody's important. Everybody has their own important
job."
"It's good because no
one could run that by themselves. Everybody else has to do their job,"
said Carter Tkaczyk, a sixth grade student.
Students, or 'crew
members' will each get a specific role in the lesson and each is crucial to
completing their mission.
"A lot of it is
talking to that other person, finding out what they did and then adjusting.
Adaptability is a big part of that," said Fishback. Students start
navigating their way through missions as early as third grade.Ms. St. Amant
says the simulator helps bring those lessons to life.
Four Space Academy Young Astronaut Squadrons Complete their Eight Month Long Duration Mission on the Starship Voyager this Week
The 4th Grade Cobra Squadron took the bronze medal in the 4th grade division for this year's Space Academy Long Duration Mission. Brockton commanded the expedition. Serving with Brockton were Gave, Jarom, Jack, Abigail, Jamis, Katelyn, Katherina, Loralei, and Michael. Congratulations 4th Cobras for a job well done this year.
The 5th Grade Lion Squadron successfully completed their dangerous eight month mission to the star Beetlejuice with only a few scrapes and bumps to show for it. Their final mission of the year was commanded by captain extraordinaire Riley. The team was remarkable in performance and in the handling of the Starship Voyager in an extreme situation. Members of the squadron were: Wyatt, Leah, Sam, Kambria, Riley, Lehman, Preston, and Johnny.
The 4th Grade Phoenix Squadron finished the mission Supernova just by the hair on their chinny chin chins with Captain Acacia in command. It was down to the last two seconds before they would have made a nice meal for a carnivorous black hole. They have been a delight to fly all year. A team full of personality and enthusiasm. Congratulation to the 4th Phoenix Squadron for a job well done this year. Members of the squadron were: Tavi, India, Avalon, Samantha, Alexis, Trevor, Sigur, Acacia, Silas, and Gage.
Let me introduce you to the brave and daring 4th Grade Lion Squadron who finished their long duration mission by taking the silver medal for the year under the command of Captain Max, one of the best in the business. Congratulations Lions for a job well done! Members of the Lions were: Sophia, Max, Brahm, Garett, Sophia, Seth, Carter, Mayzie, Parker, and Hailey.
Spencer Baird and Jensen Caldwell Receive LDS Mission Calls. The Renaissance Space Academy Asks, "Who Will Take Their Places?"
The Space Academy will lose its first two supervisors at the end of the summer. Spencer Baird has been called to serve an LDS mission to Taiwan; Jensen Caldwell has been called to Ventura California. Both gentlemen have been with the Academy almost from the beginning.
Their shoes will be tough to fill. And it isn't just the Academy who will need to find replacements. Spencer is a flight director at Reality's Edge at Canyon Grove Academy. Jensen is a flight director at Telos Discovery Space Center.
There are a few excellent candidates coming up through the ranks eager to step up to the plate and give the Academy Spencer and Jensen level quality.
Congratulations on their mission calls. Both are a credit to their families and their communities and will be missed.
And Another Goodbye to one of our Sixth Grade Top Volunteers and Young Astronauts
Last night Ammon Costa, one of the Space Academy's top Young Astronauts and one heck of a talented volunteer, volunteered for his last mission on the Starship Voyager. Today he moved with his family to Massachusetts. Considering Ammon is my great nephew, it only stands to reason that he would be outstanding in the simulator. He was also a joy to have in my sixth grade classroom.
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| Ammon in the Captain's Chair with the staff of his last mission. Mr. Bracken Funk was was especially upset and couldn't hold back the tears. |
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